Amaryllis.--Attend to the shifting of them as soon as they show signs
of growth. Let them be placed in the stove, and give a little water,
increasing it gradually as the leaves unfold.
Orchids.--If other departments of gardening are likely to occupy more
time than can be very well spared as spring operations accumulate very
fast, it is advisable to proceed with the potting of Orchids from this
time forward, beginning with those that are showing signs of growth.
Peat cut into from one to two-inch cubes, fresh sphagnum to be soaked in
boiling water, to destroy insects, and charcoal lumps, with an abundance
of crocks, are the materials to be used. Any plants that had become very
dry should be immersed in tepid water for an hour the day previous to
shifting. The climate of the countries and the localities from whence
the species come are the best guides to their successful cultivation;
as the treatment required for _Oncidium Carthaginense_ would kill _O.
bifolium_, and _Cattleya Forbesii_ will thrive where _C. Skinneri_ will
die, and in like manner with many others.